United States Fifth Circuit

State court determination, that defense counsel's purported failure to investigate and present mitigating evidence relating to mental retardation and brain injury at the penalty phase was not ineffective assistance, was not an unreasonable application of federal law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/04/2002
• Published 11/04/2002

Judges

• KING, Chief Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Winston Earle Cochran, Jr. (argued), Houston, TX, Danny Karl Easterling, Easterling & Easterling, Houston, TX, for Smith., Deni S. Garcia (argued), Austin, TX, for Cockrell.